The mention of 'Ghurko Dhuwa' (Smoke of the Hearth) immediately conjures an image of smoke rising toward the sky in our minds. Rajesh Khanal's 'Ghurko Dhuwa' reflects a personal past, where our collective history seems to stir. I had the opportunity to receive this work from Rajesh Sir at a Martin Chautari event, where I found my own past within its pages. Sitting in Kirtipur reading 'Ghurko Dhuwa', my body feels as if it is warming itself by the hearth in Taulihawa, where I spent my childhood.A 'Ghur' is created by digging a small pit and burning straw, twigs, and...